Jar or can holder.



No. 771,969. PATENTED OCT. 11, 1904.

A. B. CLARK.

JAR OR CAN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 12, 1903.

NO MODEL.

VYiTnEssEs:

INVERTER,

UNITED STATES Patented. October 11 1904.

ALLEN B. CLARK, OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

JAR OR CAN HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,969, dated October11, 1904:.

Application filed October 12, 1903. Serial No. 176,725. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

A further object of my invention is to provide a device by means ofwhich the can or jar may be firmly held while the cover is being screwedthereupon or removed therefrom.

My invention provides a clamping-band for encircling and embracing thejar and two levers pivotally connected together, means be--- ingprovided by which by proper manipulation, as hereinafter described, theclampingband may be made to firmly grip the can or ar. v

Other novel features are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrative of my invention, Figure 1 isa perspective view showing my can or jar holder applied to an ordinaryscrew-top jar, the levers being in the position assumed by them when thejar is being held to turn the screw-top thereof. Fig.- 2 is a top viewof a jar having the holder applied to it in the manner shown in Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central sectional view of my holder showndetached from the jar. Fig. 4 is a top view similar to that shown inFig. 2, the levers being shown expanded at their inner ends and inposition for carrying the jar.

Similar characters of reference indicate the lever 5 is preferablyprovided with an inwardly extending projection 8, which is mounted in arecess 9, provided in the lever 7, the pin 6 extending through theprojeced and movable lengthwise therein the perforated end of theclamping-band 3, the holes thereof being adapted to be engaged one at atime by the inner end of the lever 5, the same being provided with ashoulder 11 on its outer side to prevent the band slipping too far onthe lever 5. The other end of the band 3 is extended through the hole 10and is folded back upon itself around the end of the lever 7, and thusforms a hinged connection therewith. The folded parts of the band 3(denoted by 12) are not rigidly secured together, but are left free, sothat they may be adjusted through the hole 10, so as to have more orless lap, thus permitting the length of the clamping portion of the band3 to be varied to suit cans or jars slightly varying in diameter. Forgreater variation in adjustment and to suit cans or jars varying much indiameter the adjustment may be made by changing the engagement of thelever 5 from one hole 4 to another.

In operating my invention to turn the cover in the direction indicatedby the arrow in Fig. 1 for the purpose of unscrewing the cover from thejar the band 3 is slipped over the body of the jar with the lever 7 tothe right, as shown in Fig. 1. Then the cover is turned in the directionindicated by the arrow and the lever 7 pulled in the opposite direction.By so pulling the lever 7 the inner end of the lever 5 will be tightlypressed against the folded portion of the band 3, the two levers servingas a single lever, with the inner end of lever 5 acting as the fulcrum.The band 3 will thus be caused to tightly clamp the jar, and slippage ofthe band will be prevented. To screw the cover in the oppositedirection, the levers and band may be reversed in their positionsrelative to the jar and the levers forced in the opposite direction; butthis is not at all necessary, as the jar may with equal facility beclamped by compressing the outer ends of the levers 5 and 7 with thehand, thus forcing the inner end of lever 5 away from the inner end ofthe lever 7 to the positions shown in Fig. 4. hen so forced, the innerend of lever 5 will draw the perforated end of the band 3 through thehole 10 in lever 7, thus tightly clamping the jar and permitting thecover to be gripped and turned in either direction. The levers 5 and 7may be disposed as shown in Fig. l when it is desired to use the devicesimply to support the jar while it is being filled or for carrying itfrom one place to another.

As already described, it is not necessary to place the band 3 upon thejar in one particular manner for turning the cover in either direction,as by compressing the outer ends of the levers 5 and 7 the jar may betightly clamped and the cover turned in either direction. Care needtherefore not be used to place the band on the jar or can in anyparticular position.

Many modifications may be made in the construction of the device withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

1. A can or jar holder comprising two levers pivotal] y connectedtogether, one arm of one lever having a hole therethrough, and aclamping band having one end extending through said hole and folded backupon itself so as to embrace the lever, the free end of theclamping-band being extended through said hole and provided with one ormore holes for receiving one arm of the other lever which is positionedto hear, when properly swung, upon the folded portion of said band.

2. A can or jar holder comprising two levers pivotally connectedtogether, one arm of one lever having a hole therethrough, and aclamping-band having one end extending.

band.

3. A can or jar holder comprising two levers pivotally connectedtogether, one arm of one lever being provided with a hole therethrough,the corresponding arm of the other lever being provided with a shoulder,and a clamping-band having one or more perforations near one end, saidperforated end extending through the hole in one lever, the other end ofthe band being hinged to the said lever, the shouldered end of the otherlever being adapted to enter the perforations of the band, the shoulderlimiting the movement of the band on the said lever and said shoulderedlever which is positioned to bear, when properly swung, upon the hingedportion of the band.

4. A can or jar holder comprising two levers pivotally connectedtogether, one arm of one lever having a hole therethrough, and aclamping band having one end extending through said hole and folded backupon itself so as to embrace the lever, the free end of theclamping-band being extended through said hole and provided with meansfor engagement with the other lever which is positioned, when properlyswung, to bear upon the folded portion of the said band.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN B. CLARK.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. SELLMAN, WILLIAM R. MUNGER.

